UK government tells airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after journalist arrested

Aircraft have been told by the British government to avoid Belarusian airspace after the alleged state-sponsored hijack of a Ryanair flight so one of President Lukashenko's critics could be arrested.

UK government tells airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after journalist arrested

Aircraft have been told by the British government to avoid Belarusian airspace after the alleged state-sponsored hijack of a Ryanair flight so one of President Lukashenko's critics could be arrested.

‘They’ve lost their sense of purpose’: More disadvantaged children at risk of missing school since lockdown

Disadvantaged children are the least likely to return to school after lockdown, according to a new study. 

Former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter who abused boys given life sentence

A former porter at a children's hospital who "ruthlessly exploited" his victims has been handed a life sentence after admitting a string of sexual offences against young boys during a 35-year campaign of abuse.

Explosion that killed Lancashire toddler caused by cut gas pipe, say police

An explosion that killed a toddler in Heysham, Lancashire, was caused by a cut gas pipe inside a property, police have said.

UK government tells airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after journalist arrested

Aircraft have been told by the British government to avoid Belarusian airspace after the alleged state-sponsored hijack of a Ryanair flight so one of President Lukashenko's critics could be arrested.

Much Ado About Nothing: No 10 denies PM skipped COVID meetings to work on Shakespeare book

Number 10 has denied Boris Johnson was absent from emergency coronavirus meetings because he was putting together a biography of William Shakespeare.

UK records three coronavirus-related deaths and another 2,439 cases

The UK has recorded another three coronavirus-related deaths and a further 2,439 cases, the latest government figures show.